Meaning of HEADLAND
| Pronunciation: | | 'hedlund
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| | Definition: | | [n] a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
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| | Synonyms: | | foreland, promontory |
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| | See Also: | | Abila, Abyla, Calpe, Cape Canaveral, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, elevation, Gibraltar, Jebel Musa, mull, natural elevation, point, Rock of Gibraltar | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Head"land\, n.
1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the
sea or other expanse of water. ``Sow the headland with
wheat.'' --Shak.
2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or
near a fence. --Tusser.
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| | Related Terms: | | beak, bill, breakwater, cape, chersonese, coral reef, delta, foreland, head, hook, mull, naze, ness, peninsula, point, promontory, reef, sandspit, spit, spur, tongue |
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